I had wired the saloons light bulbs (4x 12 volt) in serese so each bulb was only gettinf 3 volts I was not happy with the outcome so i have re-wired then so there are in sets of 2 this time & not 4 so gey 6 volts each I like the look better

Today i have been building the rig to holed the pipe work on the water tower
woodwork now finished on the water tower still need to paint the pipework & add ropes plus if i get time before the 1st show the bands around the tank
001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

heres is a history i have come up with for the layout to go in show programs let me know what you think of it

Coombe Rock & Minerals
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Coombe Rock is set in Arizona's Monument Valley in the early 1900's think of all those old cowboy films

(Coombe Rock is An alternative name for a solifluction gravel
Which is a heterogeneous, unsorted mixture of angular rock fragments in a matrix of clay or silt. Many such gravels form featureless spreads at the foot of higher ground, but they can take fan-like forms)

In 1892 Close to one of the Bute large deposits of Platinum, Gold & Radium was found in the Coombe Rock So over the next 10 years the town of Coombe Rock grew up to house the workers & a railway was built to take the gravels away to be processed the line was also extended so that the line to the deposits became a branch line which left the main line at the town of Coombe Rock

If anyone is in leeds this weekend come along & say hi
Coombe Rock is at the
Middleton Railway, Moor Road, Hunslet, LEEDS, West Yorkshire, LS10 2JQ
Open 10:00 to 17:00 each day (trains operating every 40 minutes 11:00 to 16:20), light refreshments available in the shop/café
theres 14 layouts at the show

Now having completed 2 shows with the layout I have found i am not happy with the fiddelyard the slding yard takes to long to get the next train out so i am going to place some curved points on the curves so all been well i will still have the same amount of sidding & if i am lucky i may get more

At the right hand end the lines went on to the 5 track sliding fiddelyard
if line 1 was lined up for the outer line then track 4 was lined up for the inner track
when track 3 was lined up with the inner or outer track then no other track was lined up

I think you have already solved the problem your self by adding a point on the left and joining another set of tracks to the fiddle yard.

Here's another option you may not have thought of; cut the fiddle yard down into two independant boards.
Then you can leave the trains running across one board, while you take your time moving the other one. And there will only be one set of tracks per board to line up so it might not be so hard getting it lined up.

Glen A wrote:WOW, that a fairly big and impressive fiddle yard out back.

I think you have already solved the problem your self by adding a point on the left and joining another set of tracks to the fiddle yard.

Here's another option you may not have thought of; cut the fiddle yard down into two independant boards.Then you can leave the trains running across one board, while you take your time moving the other one. And there will only be one set of tracks per board to line up so it might not be so hard getting it lined up.

My 9 year old son now wants to help at shows & he can not line up the track so I am going with fix sidding entered by points
001 by Mozzer models, on Flickr

when away over the school hols the cars (volvo 940) gearbox lost 3rd & 5th gears so i have to by a new cat
tomorrow i hope to take down the lay out to see if i can get it iin the new car and still use 3 seats

Next week end the layout is out at a show & with the newer car i have 2 seats plus te drivers seat so my 9 year old son can come along to run the layout I will try & get some new photos as i have added some more lighting to the layout